Seriously though, the O.P. asked a great question that should be top of mind for every one here.
I spent a lot of time in my early days spring skiing on bright sun-reflected snow. Coupled with hundreds, if not thousands of hours staring at dry flies in the sun dappled ripples and runs over the decades have taken a toll on my eyes. They burn, after even a 4 hour outing now, even after wearing my Cocoons that block the light, not only from the sides but from below and above as well. I often have to wear sunglasses inside the house after an outing just to try and ease the pain. Eye doctor say's that it's from too much sunlight reaching my eyes over the years, but hasn't seen anything else wrong with them - yet.
Take care of your eyes and protect them from the sun. Same goes with exposed skin, as Dryflylarry recently spoke of from his experience.

I fish old bamboo rods and old reels too. Some of them from the 20's and some are even older than that.
I swear, the darned things talk to me sometimes. Maybe some of their old time language is starting to rub off on me!
Now don't forget your cocoons - they're "the cats meow"!

I fish old bamboo rods and old reels too. Some of them from the 20's and some are even older than that.
I swear, the darned things talk to me sometimes. Maybe some of their old time language is starting to rub off on me!
Now don't forget your cocoons - they're "the cats meow"!